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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 2401 E 32nd St Ste 10-264 |
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City | Joplin |
State | MO |
Zip Code | 64804 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 401103892-12
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6. House ID# 431340001
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2017 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
10. Check if this is a Termination Report | Termination Date |
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity |
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INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: | EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were: | ||||||||
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: James Keefner |
Date | 1/22/2018 9:08:49 AM |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Protection of critical infrastructure and cyber security.
Licensing, competition, trade, and government procurement in the software industry.
Health IT procurement; health reform and related IT issues; HHS rulemaking proceedings related to Recovery Act implementation.
Private sector preparedness; cyber research and development.
Standards and interoperability.
Competition in online and software markets.
Competitiveness and the high-tech sector.
Policy issues in cloud computing.
H.R.387, Email Privacy Act.
Electronic Communications Privacy Act.
America's Healthy Future Act.
Open government, government modernization, and technology choice.
Supply chain security efforts within the US government.
Cyber security policies and legislation.
Government procurement regarding IT.
Legislative proposals related to government surveillance and data collection, including issues of transparency and FISA court reform.
Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations.
Trade and trade agreements including NAFTA.
Issues related to the EU US Privacy Shield agreement.
Expanding access to K-12 computer science education.
Issues related to international agreements between law enforcement/governments concerning lawful access across borders and related legislation, International Communications Privacy Act.
Issues related to the Privacy and Civil Liberty Review Board.
Issues related to proposed changes to electronic communications transactional records (ECTRs).
Issues related to the examination of encryption and access to information.
MLAT Reform, including the legislative proposal to allow international cooperation agreements between foreign law enforcement agencies and the U.S. related to cross border data.
Issues related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).
S. 990, H.R. 2227, MGT Act.
S. 1157, H.R. 2481, PATCH Act
Data Breech Legislation.
International Cybersecurity norms.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Small Business Administration (SBA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Keefner |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code CPT
16. Specific lobbying issues
Software copyright and related issues.
Copyright Office Modernization.
H.R. 1695, Register of Copyrights Selection and Accountability Act of 2017.
H.R. 890, Copyright Office for the Digital Economy Act.
Copyright review and related reform issues.
H.R. 905, You Own Devices Act.
Software patents and related policy.
S. 1390, STRONGER Patents Act of 2017.
Patent litigation reform.
Trade secrets policy.
Intellectual property provisions in trade agreements, including NAFTA.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Small Business Administration (SBA), Patent & Trademark Office (PTO), U.S. Copyright Office
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Keefner |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TEC
16. Specific lobbying issues
Broadband/Spectrum; 600 MHz/TV band and unlicensed broadband.
E-Rate Waiver Petition.
Voice Privacy Rules.
Net Neutrality.
S.19, Mobile Now Act.
6 GHz and unlicensed broadband .
Spectrum Frontier/Millimeter Wave band and unlicensed broadband.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), State - Dept of (DOS)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Keefner |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code EDU
16. Specific lobbying issues
Public Law 114-95, Every Student Succeeds Act.
Promoting excellence in technology, education, standards, and science.
Promoting excellence in education through K-12 reforms.
Immigration Innovation Act.
Student Privacy Issues, STEM for youth, and Youth Spark.
H.R. 170, Protect and Grow American Jobs Act of 2017.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Education - Dept of, Commerce - Dept of (DOC)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Keefner |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code SCI
16. Specific lobbying issues
Innovation and competitiveness; science development; technical computing; basic research priorities.
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics education (STEM) issues.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), Executive Office of the President (EOP)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
First Name | Last Name | Suffix | Covered Official Position (if applicable) | New |
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Keefner |
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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